Welcome to the last Blooming Friday of July! Today, I will dive deep into the inner world of flowers - to look at stamen. Thanks to the camera, it's possible to notice details that otherwise might be difficult to discover...

...and they can be so eager to get in contact with bumble bees and bees, that they reach out before the flower gets a chance to open...like those of this Hibiscus. The world of flowers is very interesting...don't you agree?

Clytemnestra (Pemberton, 1915) is a moschata hybrid with strongly scented roses in apricot pink. It blooms during the whole summer. I ordered it from England and was first sent the wrong one (Francesca) but the year after, Clytemnestra arrived in the post. And I'm glad it did.

But I'm also very glad to have recived Francesca (Pemberton, 1922). I'm not that fond of yellow flowers but the shade of Francesca is almost like chamois, and they are very beautiful! This shrub gets pretty big and it flowers during the whole of summer.

Another misdelivery is David Austin's Ann (1997). Single, pink flowers from July until frost. The roses have rather lopng leaf-stalks, which gives the impression of roses that are dancing in the wind! Single roses are often self-purifying and that's not too bad!

This Blooming Friday is dedicated to my Daylilies. Some two - three years ago, I bought daylily seeds - seeds which were crossings of two different hybrids. The seeds were sown, the seedlings were cared for and eventually re-potted, and now they have begun to bloom! Here's a selection:

I think it's very exciting to see how plants develop from seeds to flowers! It may take a couple of years before you can see the final result, but it's well worth waiting for...Do you have any flowers right now which please you a lot? - It would be nice if you would join in for Blooming Friday! Wishing you a lovely weekend!

The Hollyhocks are blooming so very nicely! They sit outside our glassed verandah and they add a wild and kind of old-fashioned sense to the garden. The plants are huge with loads of flowers - the white one is the tallest - approximately 2 metres!

Marie Popelin (Schmitz, 2004) is a continuous blooming shrub rose with scented, bluish red flowers. It's said to have self-seeded in the nursery of Daniel Schmitz in Belgium. Which proves that sowing seeds could be rewarding!

New Dawn (Somerset Rose Nursery, 1930) is the first rose that i fell in love with at the age of 8. And I'll never stop loving it! It's a sport of Doctor W van Fleet. My speciment was grown from a cutting 3 years ago, and it's already big!

Rugelda (Kordes, 1989) is a remounting rugosa hybrid with huge, reddish yellow flowers. The roses are gorgeous, but my shrub isn't very big yet. It's supposed to grow to a height of 1,5 metres, but my shrub is much smaller. Maybe within a couple of years...

Today, it's my beloved daughter's name day. Normally, we celebrate with a cream cake, but this year she's spending her day in Stockholm, so I thought I'd celebrate her here instead. And what would fit in better than the rose I've hybridized and named for her...

'Elinor' is a cross between a Floribunda rose (Astrid Lindgren) and a rugosa hybrid (Rugelda). The roses are apricot pink with a yellow eye. The reverse side of the petals are darker reddish pink. The roses turn paler as they age, and the effect is a shrub with both darker and paler roses.

I saw lots of magnificent Larkspurs on Chelsea Flowershow, and I fell head over heals in love with most of them. They didn't sell any plants there, only some seeds, which unfortunately were sold out..! But this week I happened to 'stumble upon' a low growing Larkspur (Delphinium x elatum), called 'Magic Fountains', which insisted on coming to live with me! I'm so happy - isn't it funny how exhilarated you can get by a simple plant...

Yesterday, we finally got some rain! The roses have been thirsty for a long time, so the rain was wished-for. The voluptuous blooming of roses is slowly coming to and end, but I will still be able to enjoy roses for some time, having mainly reflowering hybrids.

Rose de Rescht continues to bloom - if not as grand as the early summer bloom - and the scent is very attractive! The flower is darker in reality - my camera can't handle wine-red shades... This old rose has been grown for more than 1000 years! Isn't that something?

Summer's probably at its peak now and this Blooming Friday I do enjoy the wild flowers that grow in the wild part of my garden. The wild part is, by the way, where I'm trying to create a flowery meadow. Sweet Williams, Clovers and Marguerites, Fox Gloves and Cow Parsley, together with Blue and White Bluebells - that's a typically Swedish Summer to me!

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